A year ago, the Point-in-Time survey counted 2,413 homeless people in Maine, a number that is recognized by officials and ...

Ending homelessness was a big campaign promise for Portland's mayor. Homelessness service providers say he chose methods that don't work.

In Portland, Oregon, a new mayor and the city council are in the early stages of a change of direction on tackling ...

Something had to be done, Keith Wilson argued, because “Portland has normalized homeless encampments.” His approach though was a type of “enforced compassion” that has been anathema in progressive ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Unsheltered homelessness increased 75% between 2023 and 2025 in Multnomah County, according to the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Mayor Keith Wilson has achieved one campaign goal, even as the number of homeless on Portland’s streets continues to rise. The mayor is closing in on one year in ...

A counselor advocating for the homeless community in Portland says tough love and outreach are the keys to helping solve the crisis. For 28 years, Kevin Dahlgren has been working as a drug and alcohol ...

A PSU report compiling 2025 Point-in-Time count data in Oregon noted over 27,000 people experiencing homelessness, both within shelter and without.

A new mayor swept into Portland pledging to stand up shelter and get people off the streets. In Seattle we've heard that ...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has launched a new crackdown on people sleeping outside in a campaign to clear the sidewalks of homeless encampments that have come to define the city. Her four ...